Oh No/Gas in the bilge

[garlien]

Good luck...Had to get my tank replaced a couple of years ago....Wish you better luck than me....

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

As you know; I just got the boat back from getting new three sided enclosure. I parked it in the yard so I could paint the bottom and wax it before putting it in the wet slip. I did the bottom and waxed the sides and noticed the grass on the yard was dead and discolored.
My first thought was some bilge water had run out and ran over the wet bottom paint and the chemicals in the paint killed the grass.
I stuck my finger in the plug hole and smelled gas. Oh No!
I hooked the boat up to the truck and drove it around the block and pulled it in front of the house (on a 30 degree hill). When I pulled the plug, two gallons of raw gas spilled out. (censored, censored, censored)
It's as if the tank holds half a tank, but anything above half spills out. I was hoping it was a hose, so I took up the floor covering and looked at the hoses. I can't see anything wrong with them, so it may be the tank. It's aluminum and 9 yrs old.
Headed to have it evaluated on Monday. Wish me luck.
5th (Marty)

[5th Tuition]

Well; I took the boat to Judge Yachts for Bill to take a look at the situation. I figured if I could get a plastic (polypropalene?) fuel tank to fit my boat; then I wouldn't have to worry about it again. I also figured if Bill needed to "fabricate" anything, who better to have work on your boat.
The plan is to first Pressure Test the tank and go from there. Wish me luck, I hope to be back on the water shortly. With the spot taking so long to get here in any numbers, maybe I'll hit their migration at just the right time.
5th (Marty)

[Bend-Lure]

I replaced a the fuel tank on my old boat years ago. I will spare you the gorey details, and just wish you luck.

[hippie]

I replaced mine 5 yrs. ago. Mine is aluminum and 100 gal. They had to cut the fiberglass away to pull the engine out. Then cut through the wall into the rear bedroom. Then cut the floor to get the tank out. All in all total cost was $5,000.00

[Night Nurse]

Yo need more then luck you need $$$$$

[5th Tuition]

Hopefully, mine won't be that involved. On a 22 wa I don't have a bedroom or anything that complicated. I took up the deck and it looks like you can see almost all of the tank. The hoses are easily assessable as well. Just have to wait and see how the pressure test turns out.
Since it's at Bill's; maybe I will get mentioned in "prop talk".
5th (Marty)

[Fish Nut]

Marty, I hope everything works out. If it is the fuel tank it’s not that bad just some work involved and a good glass person. I have been trying to find time to post some reports but things have been busy. If you need a ride drop me a line.

[Spot77]

Any updates Marty?

I'm pretty fortunate that my fuel tank looks pretty easy to replace when the time comes.

That's the great thing about an pld bass boat....just remove threar wooden deck, pull the tank and put a new one in.

It has a 12 gallon tank now but I'll probably put an 15 gallon tank in when the time comes. 3 extra gallons won't add much weight but it'll increase my time between refills greatly.